Use "seriousness" in a sentence

1. · Not letting little things bother to an extent that is unrelated to its seriousness

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2. Despite the fact that everyone she’d spoken to played down the seriousness of the attack, Kara had worked out, by dint of garnering minute details from every staff member in the hospital she had come in contact with … as well as picking Angie’s brains and prising information out of the policeman … that she’d been extremely lucky to survive

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3. Jim offers to call a doctor, but the Inspector says that he thinks the best way round it is to take Joan down to the police station and get the police doctor to have a look at her, if only so that she’ll appreciate the seriousness of the situation

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4. What does she mean by that? 25 August … hang on, surely that wasn’t the day she had the abortion? Oh, how awful for her! Sounds as though she had more than an inkling about the seriousness of her condition though

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5. The seriousness in his voice stopped the smile on her face and she nodded

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6. He put his hand over hers and her lips curled with a little less seriousness

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7. In the first place it was Belle who told them the story of the Guang donkey and the explanation of their purpose and the seriousness of their choices

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8. There was far more going on here than a simple infatuation gone bad, and she had to get her mind off of that and onto the seriousness of the situation

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9. It was a nice day for a walk through the forest, though this no less changed the seriousness of their mission

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10. seemed to realise the seriousness of his predicament and

11. seriousness of the statement – not to mention the attitude

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12. warden seemed to silently acknowledge the seriousness of

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13. ” Her heart was beating furiously in her chest as she realised the seriousness of her action – she had just committed her love and life to Zarko!

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14. Crissy could see the seriousness on Helez’s face and the determination in her eyes

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15. But I will only do it when you’re ready,” he assured her as he looked at her in all seriousness

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16. “If I could have my way, I’d like it to be soon,” Zarko said as he looked at Helez in all seriousness

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17. On the other hand, depending on the seriousness of the decision, and the level of trust between the two parties, a simple handshake and verbal agreement may be all that is needed

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18. I really don’t think the seriousness and absolute finality of the situation had sunken in yet I must still have been in a case of shock

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19. He was just beginning to catch the note of absolute conviction and seriousness of the situation coming across in his Aunts voice and her silences

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20. A cadet asked with all seriousness where the gas (powder fumes not fuel) had to be topped off on our rifles ensuring that the next round fed correctly after every shot

21. “I see you’re regarding this with the utmost seriousness,” Amaranthe said

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22. General Shafter had realised the seriousness of the position to which his army had plunged with such loss

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23. “So, we have a pair of final contenders,” she commented quietly, her usual levity tempered by a note of seriousness

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24. Because so was I,” he said, shifting with his usual swiftness back to seriousness again

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25. “Whose did you think it was?” she asked in seriousness, catching onto my sudden turn of mood

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26. She giggled again, then composed her features in mock seriousness

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27. “We look well together, my dear, if you don’t mind my saying so,” he said with exaggerated seriousness

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28. The Arch-minister was smiling, sipping almost indifferently at his uwe when the General sighed and replied in as much seriousness as he could muster:

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29. Hilderich then spoke mesmerized, with grave seriousness in his every word:

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30. upon her unless in a matter of great seriousness, she

31. The machine assumed a more formal voice with an intense feeling of feigned stiffness behind it, intended to portray extreme seriousness though to Hilderich’s ears it only managed to sound like a dimwitted inflated egotist:

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32. practical girl, so I hope the cloths you are having made will be worthy of the seriousness of this trip

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33. Andy looked at him with a blank expression and replied in all seriousness:

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34. The seriousness of his words had made several of the others in the hall bend their heads

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35. He smiled in spite of the seriousness of his voice

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36. The seriousness was hidden behind his smile, but she did not doubt that he meant what he said

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37. the church, we felt quite certain that there was no seriousness about

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38. As prime living space in fertile valleys filled, competition for the best sites grew in seriousness

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39. prehensive national homeless study that identifies the seriousness of

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40. And there goes the unconsciousness, not being aware of the seriousness of the threat; how serious, delicate and dangerous it is to contradict what God says

41. This paragraph clearly shows the mercy of a loving father; even after such disobedience and the seriousness of these actions, God dresses them, gives them garments of skin -to replace the loincloth of leaves they had done

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42. As he once again turned to the army, she saw the seriousness in his gaze

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43. You should see that the purpose of life is to evolve and your actions should reflect that with seriousness and promptness

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44. announced this they upgraded the level of seriousness from a level 1 to a level 3 on the

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45. His interviewer stood there with all seriousness as he spoke,

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46. Vic could turn from laughter to all seriousness in an instant

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47. Her expression changed to seriousness now as she placed herself on the chair opposite

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48. The haughty intellectual, contrary to his pretensions, in fact often exists on about the same level of seriousness as one of the characters in Hibbs’ popular shows

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49. Undoubtedly, a seriousness of task and outcome had taken over, the leather on my

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50. Can you understand the absurdity and the seriousness of this lie? That would mean that if someone was, say, fifty years old and could travel forty years into the past, he could meet himself as a child

51. He stated that, because of the seriousness of the offence,

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52. He went on about the seriousness of the offence and

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53. “But sooner or later, the Councils of The People of Life and of The High People will be discussing Alilia’s behavior with great seriousness

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54. ” Amori listened noting the seriousness in his face and tone, “I've only been here two or three times

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55. You and the other leaders of the Alliance have a duty to me as Key to keep me informed of important developments, to listen to my suggestions if I have any, and to consider those suggestions with all seriousness before you decide to follow or reject them

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56. On his face is such seriousness, such concentration that the mind-executioner has never seen on him before

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57. “It will be as you have said!” Moshe answered, the seriousness of the assignment indicated by the determined set of his features as he quickened his stride to come abreast of where Moses walked the path of return

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58. The only other course that has been proposed with any seriousness involves fighting a very long defensive war, and relying on the tactical advantage that such a defensive stance conveys

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59. “Since there are millions of them, the twenty-one of us won’t be able to administer the oath to all of them, but it’s important that the process be begun by senior leaders of The Just Alliance, in order to show the seriousness with which we regard this matter, and to show that they will be treated with respect if they comply

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60. “It will be as you have said!” Moshe answered, the seriousness of the assignment indicated by

61. As they silently communicated, Tesar’s face registered the seriousness of Nuke’s message

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62. The seriousness of the situation dawned on her

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63. * I am not sure, but is the seriousness of the insidious socialist encroachment beginning to be obvious? I have wondered for years, how could this inferior socialist philosophy bear support among intelligent free people? Four elements constitute the most plausible answer: 1) the socialists are inspired by the godless religion of Socialism, 2) the drive for power effectively uses the manipulation of the emotions and actions of the lesser-educated ‘masses,’ 3) support for Socialism can be attributed to the concepts of the anti-capitalistic mentality23 plus the biased media, and 4) the ‘anointed’

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64. seriousness of what was happening and tears began to fill her

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65. As they sat sipping tea he said to Charly in apparent seriousness, "You know, I've been trying to think who she reminds me of," He thumbed toward Brandi

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66. Despite the seriousness of the conversation, Eva couldn’t help but smile

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67. Still, there was that element of seriousness about him, too, in

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68. On having verified the seriousness of the statement, I exploded:

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69. We convinced him of the seriousness of our intentions to permeate the moors

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70. " Travis was cut in mid-sentence when he heard the seriousness in Xavier's voice

71. It was like being in a play and I understood how kids who do wrong can't get their heads around the seriousness of a court appearance

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72. “We have convinced the Harad Ghul of the seriousness of our intentions to protect our respective regions

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73. In all seriousness, I don’t have a specific roadmap for the future

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74. Sam reluctantly held back the seriousness of the situation, fearing that he would lose all of his fighters

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75. ‘I don’t think you appreciate the seriousness of the situation,’ the man with the green gloves whispered menacingly, standing on the bed astride her and casually drenching her in the urine he’d been desperate to offload since entering the house

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76. And it lacks all seriousness in wording and context

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77. With a similar seriousness that failed to completely conceal their distress at leaving, the other nine repeated the gesture

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78. Why could not abide the silence and the seriousness that accompanies the choosing of wishes; moreover, the butterfly seemed not to have noticed that he had been excluded from the group’s collective bargain, so he flew away to find something more entertaining to do up in the sky, which consisted chiefly of singing bits and pieces of made-up songs to himself and swinging his cane around like a cutlass

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79. That sort of wit tinged with seriousness was unlikely to be repeated

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80. She tried to convey the seriousness of the situation as Bridget was used to Matthew’s misadventures by now

81. Tim turned his attention to the soldiers who were milling around behind the safety of thick steel, checking and double-checking their weapons with a kind of grim seriousness

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82. Steve and Mary both nodded in unison, impressed with the seriousness of the

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83. Aggravated assault is an assault which criminal laws punish more severely due to its seriousness

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84. The appropriate treatment for pyromania varies with the age of the patient and the seriousness of the condition

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85. “Michael” Stanley said with a dead seriousness in his voice

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86. The seriousness of weeks had gone, and he inspired all of them with his words of faith, hope, and courage

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87. 5 In a way, all of Jesus' followers sensed the impending crisis, but they were prevented from fully realizing its seriousness by the unusual cheerfulness and exceptional good humor of the Master

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88. Canadians are aliens?" Jones asked with all seriousness

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89. "What is this? A mutual admiration club?" He laughed, trying to break the seriousness

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90. and I, oblivious to the seriousness of what might have happened

91. “We can’t have that," Sam said, and looked at Charles to be sure he understood the seriousness of his statement

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